Osteichthyes

Full reference: M. Zhu, W. Zhao, L. Jia, J. Lu, T. Qiao and Q. Qu. 2009. The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters. Nature 458:469-474

Parent taxon: Sarcopterygii according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016

See also Long 2011 and Zhu et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Achoania, Actinistia, Actinistia, Akinetia, Dipnomorpha, Dipnotetrapodomorpha, Lepidosireniformes, Ligulalepis, Onychodontia, Onychodontida, Osteolepidida, Psarolepis, Ptyctolepis, Rhipidistia, Rhizodontida, Tetrapoda, Eugnathi, Belonorhynchi, Coelacanthini, Osteolepidae, Platysomi, Heterocerci, Amii, Cyclolepidi, Lepidostei, Saurodipterini, Haplistia, Polypterini, Taxistia, Belonostomi

Subtaxa: Guiyu oneiros

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Type: Guiyu oneiros

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kuanti Formation, Qujing County, Eastern Yunnan Province (Silurian of China)

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